Hello Pam, Yes, they did share everything for 10 years up until a month ago when we found out that the other one is positive. That is actually the biggest mystery - the 2 other cats never got infected. The doctor did say that we should test them again every 6 months.
Sharon On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Pam Norman <pam_nor...@charter.net> wrote: > Sharon, > > What about grooming? I would assume that those cats, having lived > together for 10 years, would mutually groom. That's sharing bodily fluids & > I would think would be potentially harmful to the negative ones. > > Pam > > > On 4/15/2011 1:28 PM, Sharon Catalan wrote: > >> Hello Pam, >> >> My 3 cats have been living together for 10 years now until my boy-cat was >> just recently diagnosed with FeLV. He may have contracted it 2 years ago >> when he ran outside and got into a fight with another cat. We had the 2 >> other girl-cats tested and they're both negative. We had the 2 other >> girl-cats vaccinated and currently, they are separated. Doctor said that >> they can be together 30days after the 2 other cats receive their 2nd shot >> of >> FeLV vaccination. Also, according to our doctor, it should be okay for >> them >> to be together again as long as they don't bite/scratch each other or >> share >> bodily fluids. Just keep their feeding stuff completely separate. My >> cats >> never fight with each other although occasionally, the other cat will eat >> someone's leftover and I think that is the reason that the 2 others cats >> never contracted it considering that the other one had FeLV for quite some >> time now. >> >> Sharon >> >> On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Pam Norman<pam_nor...@charter.net> >> wrote: >> >> I am trying to determine what to do with Poppy both now& when the IFA >>> test >>> results come in. I've been reading& reading& from what I can gather, >>> the >>> old dictums about NEVER havinig positive& negative cats even in the same >>> house has been abandoned. From what I have read, the general sense is >>> that >>> it's fine for positives& negatives to be in the same home, but should be >>> separate so there is no chance of exchanging fluids such as with a bite, >>> but >>> more importantly with mutual grooming. But I know also that some of you >>> have both positives& negatives really living together, not separate. >>> Right? >>> >>> What about if I put Poppy in her condo in the spare bedroom& let me cats >>> visit, so at least she SEES other cats. What is she hisses& spits? >>> Would >>> that have a chance of infecting any of mine who were nosing around her >>> condo? My feeling is that it would. >>> >>> Also how effective is the vaccine these days? I know that some years ago >>> the figure was about 30% so I never had any of my cats vaccinated. Has >>> it >>> been improved? >>> >>> Right now we are still waiting for the IFA test for Poppy. And I guess >>> she >>> needs retesting on that in at least a month. I do NOT want to keep her >>> alone >>> until then. We have a sanctuary for her if she tests IFA positive cause >>> then we know that she is really positive. But the person who runs it >>> tells >>> me that regardless of how she tests on the IFA, she HAS leukemia. >>> Period. >>> And would go in with the positive cats. But my understanding is that if >>> she is IFA negative, she has a chance of fighting it off& putting her in >>> with the positives is giving up. I think she should only go in with the >>> positives if she tests IFA positive. >>> >>> Can anyone help me sort this out? >>> >>> Pam >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Felvtalk mailing list >>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > -- Sharon F Catalan Cell: (408) 398-5647 Home: (408) 229-2298 Carpe Diem! _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
